Qualifying Life Events

Other than during the annual Open Enrollment Period, you can only enroll in or make enrollment changes to a Health & Wellness Plan if you experience a qualifying life event. Changes must be made within 30 days of the qualifying life event (unless otherwise noted below).

Changing your benefits due to a qualifying life event?

1. Update your benefit information in Employee Self-Service using this guide: How to change a benefit election SOP.
2. Upload applicable supporting documentation to self-service (example: loss of benefits letter from spouse's employer, birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.)

Qualifying Life Events

Click on the links below for common qualifying life event guides. If a guide is not supplied, and/ or if you have further questions, please contact Sabrina Senick, senicks@moravian.edu or 610.625.7033, for more information.

• Open Enrollment Period
• Marriage or divorce;
• Birth or adoption (or placement for adoption) of a child;
• Change in employment status, spouse or employee, that causes a gain or loss of Plan eligibility;
• Change in dependent child’s custody;
• Death of a spouse/ domestic partner or dependent;
• Any other event that changes the number of your dependents;
• Eligibility for Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP (60 days);
• Loss of eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP coverage (60 days);
• Determination of eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP premium assistance (60 days).

Domestic Partnership

Moravian University recognizes domestic partnerships in their employee benefits. However, the employee and his/ her domestic partner will need to validate the domestic partnership with supporting documentation and signing of the following: Certification of Domestic Partnership.